Following the announcement of her father William Garner’s demise yesterday, April 1, Jennifer Garner gave a moving homage to him.
The 51-year-old Garner announced her father’s death on social media, stating that the sadness she was experiencing was “unavoidable” and “waiting around unexpected corners.” Her father was 85 years old.
According to all accounts, the Hollywood diva had a close relationship with her father. She honored her parents’ 59th wedding anniversary on Instagram in January with a touching message.
Garner went on to express gratitude for her father’s long life and “gentle demeanor.”
“We are grateful for Dad’s gentle demeanor and quiet strength,” the actress added.
For how he teased with a mischievous smile, and for the way he invented the role of all in, ever patient girl dad. We are grateful for his work ethic, leadership and faith.”
As per reports, William Garner had always played a key role in his daughter’s life – it’s clear to anyone who knows anything about the 51-year-old that she’s enjoyed a deep bond with her parents.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 08: Jennifer Garner attends The Hollywood Reporter 2021 Power 100 Women in Entertainment, presented by Lifetime at Fairmont Century Plaza on December 08, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)
In September of last year, Garner made headlines after surprising her father with a touching gift for his 85th birthday.
Garner traveled back to her hometown of Charleston, West Virginia for a fleeting visit, where she’d planned something special to celebrate her dad’s big day; a ride in the car of his childhood, from all the way back in 1948.
Dad’s early birthday surprise: a ride in his childhood car — 1948 Studebaker Champion — with kind and generous David King,” Garner wrote on Instagram at the time, along with a photo of the father-daughter duo posing next to the vehicle in question.

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